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Malaysia grants WeChat, TikTok licences to operate under new law
MALAYSIA’S communications regulator said it granted Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s TikTok licences to operate in the country under a new…
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Brazil court suspends law cutting tax breaks for firms with deforestation soy commitment
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - A justice on Brazil's top court on Thursday suspended a law from the country's top soy-producing state that…
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A man's suicide leads to clamour around India's dowry law
On the night of 9 December, a 34-year-old Indian man killed himself. Next to his body was a placard reading "justice is due". Atul Subhash…
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S Korean investigators summon Yoon for questioning over martial law
South Korea's law enforcement authorities on Monday said they have summoned impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol for questioning this week…
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Shocking: George Washington University Law Professor Faces AI-Generated False Rape Accusation from ChatGPT
A law professor has expressed worries regarding OpenAI's ChatGPT bot, indicating that it has ushered in a new era marked by…
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Law protecting historical holy sites under scrutiny in India
India's top court is hearing a number of petitions challenging a decades-old law that preserves the character and identity of religious…
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Old military event picture falsely portrayed as night of S.Korea martial law
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late on December 3 before he was forced into a U-turn after lawmakers faced…
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Germany to tighten people-smuggling law in UK deal
Germany has said it will tighten its law to make it easier to prosecute those helping to smuggle migrants to the UK, as part of a new plan…
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Proposed California law would require warning labels on social media
Victoria Hinks watched her daughter get sucked into the dark sides of social media, and she couldn’t pull her out. “We tried to take her…
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China investigates Nvidia over suspected violation of anti-monopoly law
CHINA’S market regulator said on Monday (Dec 9) it has launched an investigation into Nvidia over suspected violations of the country’s…
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Former South Korean defence minister arrested over martial law
South Korean police arrested the country's former defence minister Kim Yong Hyun amid an investigation into alleged treason, news agency…
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Hailey Welsch could be arrested for crypto scam as law firm steps in to assist victims who lost millions
Hailey Welch, the internet sensation behind the viral "Hawk Tuah" meme, is at the center of a storm following the collapse of her new…
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How the FDA allows companies to add secret ingredients to our food
It’s a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule that most Americans know little about, yet gives corporations the license to add potentially…
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Israel investigating 16 attacks in Gaza for possible law violations
The Israeli army is investigating its actions in 16 attacks in the Gaza Strip on suspicion of law violations. The attacks took place…
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Singapore proposes anti-scam law to let police order restrictions on bank transfers
SINGAPORE’S police will be able to issue restriction orders limiting banking transactions by individuals who are at risk of falling victim…
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FTC adopts 'click to cancel' rule to make it easier to end subscriptions, mirroring California law
The Federal Trade Commission continued its crackdown on businesses that deceptively market and sell subscription services, adopting a rule…
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Deal reached in feud between California news outlets and Google: $250 million to support journalism but no new law
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers intend to shelve legislation that would have required Google to pay news outlets for distributing their…
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Justice Department sues TikTok for allegedly violating child privacy laws
The legal pressure on TikTok just got more intense. The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday sued TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance…
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How much does your city know about you? This Southern California city opens up
Rain was falling steadily as the group huddled underneath umbrellas outside the Mark Twain Neighborhood Library in Long Beach in early…